Question: ( a ) Find lim x 0 1 cos ( x ) x 2 . ( b ) Use your answer to part ( a

(a)
Find
limx0
1 cos(x)x2
.
(b)
Use your answer to part (a) to derive the approximation
cos(x)1
12
x2
for x near 0.
For
x 0.
1 cos(x)x2
1 cos(x)
cos(x)1
(c)
Use your answer to part (b) to approximate
cos(0.06).
(d)
Use a calculator to approximate
cos(0.06)
to four decimal places.
Compare the result with part (c).
The result from part (c) is the same to four decimal places.The result from part (c) is not the same to four decimal places.

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